Age-inclusive Lifelong Learning:

Micro-Credentials and Guidelines

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The AliVe Mission

Age Inclusivity

Age-appropriate and non-discriminatory structures and framework conditions for empowerment and lifelong learning

Lifelong Learning

Lifelong learning with age-inclusive structures across the entire life course

Micro-Credentials

Compact educational courses and short-term learning experiences with precise content and final certificates

Community-based Research Approach

Participatory research approach based on the priorities of the community and done by actively involving them in the entire research process

The AliVe Project Consortium

Project Lead

Charles University
Czech Republic

Centre of Expertise in Longevity and Long-term Care (CELLO)
Interdisciplinary research unit at Faculty of Humanities
Training specialists in the fields of long-term care, geriatrics, gerontology and ethics of care
Longevity Studies PhD programme
Contributing to policy making and public discussion in the areas of health care and social services
Member of the Global Alliance of International Longevity Centres (GA ILC)
Collaboration with the Czech Alzheimer Society and Alzheimer Europe

Funded by the European Union

About AliVe

Objectives

What do you want to achieve by implementing the project?

The objective of the project is to address barriers to age-inclusive learning and to build sustainable enablers that will extend and enhance engagement of older adults 55+ in higher education. This will be achieved by a) developing a micro-credential that is transferrable across diverse settings and flexible to local needs and b) generating guidelines as a methodological roadmap for co-constructing micro-credentials in future educational initiatives.

Implementation

What activities are you going to implement?

The activities that will be implemented are based on the needs analysis in the field of lifelong learning and micro-credentials. Based on this, in the first step a micro-credential is co-designed with the target group and evaluated transnationally. The second step is the piloting (micro-credential pilot and feasibility), on the basis of which guidelines for age-inclusive microcredentials are drawn up in the third step. Activities take place nationally, internationally and transnationally.

Results

What project results and other outcomes do you expect your project to have?

The project will deliver a coherent micro-credential that can be implemented flexibly across diverse educational and demographic settings and in addition, will provide a methodological roadmap for age-inclusive co-design that will benefit other learning and teaching initiatives in the future. AliVe will co-construct a micro-credential together with older learners 55+ that clearly addresses the barriers to higher education experienced by the target group and builds sustainable enablers.

Events & News

AliVe Transnational Project Meeting Finland March 2025

AliVe Project Team Meet in Finland

We recently had our Transnational Project Meeting in Joensuu, Finland

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Mrz

AliVe | Einladung zur Stakeholder-Fokusgruppe | 29.04.2025 | 14-16 Uhr | Klagenfurt

Wir möchten das Thema "Micro-Credentials" mit Stakeholdern der Kärntner Bildungslandschaft diskutieren!

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Feb

Beitragsbild "(N)ever (s)top Learning" Alive-Projekt

Einladung | Weiterbildungskurs: Lebenslanges Lernen | AliVe-Projekt | März – April 2025

Das Micro-Credential-Pilotprogramm "Lebenslanges Lernen – Den eigenen Lernweg finden" kann nun getestet werden.

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Jän

AliVe Featured in Regional Austrian Daily Newspaper

Article describes goals and research work of the AliVe project

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Jän

Word cloud generated at senior's conference in Dulhallow 2024 (AliVe)

AliVe Members from UCC Speak at Seniors Conference in IRD Duhallow, Cork, Ireland

On the 12th of November 2024 the AliVe Members from UCC facilitated a short talk [...]

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Jän

Illustration Collaboration AliVe Image Pixabay

Publication of Article on International Project Collaborations

AliVe team members investigated strengths and challenges of universities of applied sciences.

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Dez

Photo Rural Parliament Finland 26.-28.09.2024

Age-inclusive Lifelong Learning in Sparsely Populated Rural Finland

The AliVe project and Karelia UAS team attended the National Rural Parliament in Nurmes, Finland.

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Nov

Featured Image: AliVe workshop participants are sitting around a table filling out the participant survey.

Co-Creation of AliVe Micro-Credentials in Spring 2024

All partner universities in the consortium worked on co-creating their Micro-Credentials

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Jun

Work Packages

Co-Design Micro-Credential

The objective of this work package is to design a micro-credential that supports the empowerment and inclusion of older adults (55+) in lifelong learning in higher education. In a co-creation process, older adults and researchers will create a micro-credential which is flexible and adaptive so that it can meet the diverse needs of its target group in various contexts across Europe. The work package aims to define diverse pathways to learning in higher education for older adults (55+).

Micro-Credential Pilot and Feasibility

The first objective in this phase of the project is to plan micro-credential pilots based on the results of the previous work package. After completing these pilots, two micro-credential workshops (1-2 days) will be conducted with older learners (55+) in rural and urban areas in each partner country. These workshops will be evaluated to finally formulate guidelines for the lifelong learning of older people.

Data Analysis and Product Development

The final step of the AliVe project is to analyse, evaluate and interpret all collected data and knowledge. Clearly defined transfer processes between work packages as well as strategies from each work package lead guarantee that all collected data and knowledge are included in the work of the last year of the project. Another objective of this work package is the implementation of the web-based guideline concept as well as the field test and evaluation. These web-based guidelines contribute to the general objective of the AliVe project, which are co-produced and co-designed together with the target group and relevant stakeholders.